Community Baptist Church

Community Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 1346 7th Street in Des Moines, IA 50314. It is one of 341 churches in Des Moines, and one of 26 Baptist congregations in the city.

1346 7th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50314

Community Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Community Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 5 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Obesity: 49.8%
  • Food Insecurity: 44.8%
  • Social Isolation: 40.1%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 32.8% (20.8–44.8%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 30.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.6%
  • Diabetes: 20.3%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.8%
  • Child Poverty: 31.7% (12.6–50.9%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 21.9%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.6%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.0% (8.0–22.0%)
  • Unemployment: 7.8% (0.1–15.7%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Des Moines city is served by 226 churches — about one congregation for every 950 residents.

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